Karat Packaging (KRT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Karat Packaging (KRT) recorded Operating Margin of 27.59% in Q2 2026, up 14.24 percentage points from 13.35% a year earlier and up 20.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Karat Packaging (KRT) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Karat Packaging's Operating Margin came in at 12.79% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 3.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 8.85%, down 0.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has a five-year change of -0.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Margin came in at 8.93% in FY2024 (-1.44 pp), 10.37% in FY2023 (+3.28 pp), 7.10% in FY2022 (+0.74 pp) and 6.35% in FY2021 (-3.02 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin in data going back to Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.89 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 14.24 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 4.84 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.24% (Q1 2026), 7.33% (Q4 2025) and 6.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 941.12 Bn | 897.55 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 4.99% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 441.60 Bn | 364.88 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 3.97% |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.60 Bn | 33.85 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 4.44% |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.24 Bn | 24.39 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.80% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.58 Bn | 24.25 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 6.81% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.47 Bn | 23.47 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.54% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.74 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.40 Bn | 22.20 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.21% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.26 Bn | 16.43 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 10 | Karat Packaging | 1.07 Bn | 901.34 Mn | 77.16 Mn | 27.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.22% |
API Access
Karat Packaging Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "KRT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=KRT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();